Master of the Skies

Dragon Core Chronicles, Book 5

By: Lars Machmüller

Narrated by: Steve Campbell

Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

Sword versus claw. Shield against fire. The knight rises to challenge the wild dragon.

Carl and his armies of non-humans barely managed to fend off the human army attacking the Scoured Mountain last time. That’s how it’s supposed to go, according to the stories. It’s supposed to be Man-o-a-dragon-o. Only…the Nefren Empire never got that memo. Now the bloody two-legged smooth skins are back, with reinforcements.

Until now, the forces of the mountain have always been divided. Either by species, belief, or just plain mentality. All of that has changed thanks to Carl. He has managed to gather all the large bestial groupings under his banner, and the human armies are going to run face-first into a united mountain. The full might of the human empire, pitted against a multitude of monstrous beasts backed by a Blessing of the goddess Deyra.

It would appear to be a fair fight. If only there weren’t so many blasted humans.

©2023 Lars Machmuller (P)2023 Mountaindale Press

Great Series

Loved this one hope the next one has even more fighting

did you know there's a subway in the mountain lol bloopers are great

Hope to see more.

I really like this series. Even though it did felt like the story was repeating itself, it's still good enought that it kept my interest and I like how the book ended too which just opens up so many possibilities of how the next book could be (if there is going to be another one). The characters I don't really have anything negative to say, nothing but positive.

The guy narrating is probably my favorite narrator out there, I love how he portray the characters.

Good listen

Can not wait for the next one but I’m hoping it is not fighting all the time some kingdom building would be nice

Fantastic

I'll keep it short, if you're this far in the series you'll enjoy the book. if you happen to be looking through all the book reviews to see if the series is worth getting into, then despite the words of a certain review, the MC has reasons and consistency when it comes to their actions.

No breathing room

This book kind of undid what I liked about the others.

I liked the others because Onyx was actually building a better world. He always had a claw into something that built his society up. Filled with great character building, interactions, and dissection of social topics.

This one though... it was just kind of a slog. It was battle after battle in an endless slog that felt like a war itself to get through.

I feel like >I< went through several weeks of endless battle after finishing it.

I really liked this series, but this might be my last. Maybe I just need to let the fog of war clear, and I can get back to it. But right now I just feel exhausted.

The Actual Plot is a Bleeding Heart

I don't often find myself becoming frustrated after enjoying a series so long, but the character problems in this book is beyond frustrating. the MC has run into issues in previous books where his attempts at being "human" have bitten him hard. To the point that he makes a promise to himself to not do it again....and again...and again...

Each time before it was something I could understand being so short from when he was brought into this world. However, in this book he gives the human army chance after chance after chance. Even though it bites him at least 5 times, "I should have seen this coming", are his exact words each time.

MC constantly talks about, in this book and previous, that he wants his people to survive and thrive. Yet, these "Secondaries" make him feel bad enough after kidnapping one of them, that he constantly puts his people at risk. This book would likely be a lot shorter if he when he told them "Last chance" he meant it. Instead it drags on with how unable he is to make choices, and his character development takes a hard turn down.